Velvety Pink

Velvety Pink
Velvety Pink
Velvety Pink

Velvety Pink

Petrorhagia dubia


Annual. The seeds are brownish-black and strongly hooded.


Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Carnation
Former Scientific Name
Petrorhagia velutina
Identifying Characteristics

An erect herb to 50 cm tall with wiry stems and narrow grass-like leaves. The inflorescence is a dense terminal cluster with small pink or purple flowers. Flowers September-November.

Distinctive Features

Dense glandular hairy internodes in the middle stem area.

Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Medium Herb (MH)
EVC types
EVC 803: Plains Woodland
Native Status
Introduced
Weed Status Invasiveness
High INVASIVE
Weed Status Impact
Low IMPACT
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Petrorhagia
Species
dubia
Velvety Pink
Native to the Mediterranean region. Naturalized in New Zealand and all Australian states except the Northern Territory.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.